Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna

Honey and Ativisha {Aconitum heterophyllum), the seeds of Vatr saka {Holarrhena antidysenterica), and the bark of the same, and water in which {atapa) rice has been washed :

These should be pounded together into a drink.

This drink is curative of diarrhoea born of (excited) bile, 80

. Kiratatiktaka ( Agathotes Cherayta), Musta (tubers of Cyperus rotundas'', Vatsaka (the seeds of Holarrhena antidysenterica), and Rasanjana (galena) ;

Vilwa (raw fruits of AEgle marmelos), DSruharidrS (Berberis Asiatica ), Twak (bark of Cinnamomum zeylanicum ), Hrivera ( Pavonia odorata), and Duralabha {Hedysarum Alhagi) ;

Chandana (red sandal wood or Pterocarpus santalinus), Mrin5la (lotus stalks), NSgara (dry ginger), Lodhra {Symplocos racemosa ), Utpala {Nymphosa stellata),

Tila (sesame seeds), Mocharasa (the exudation of Bombax Malabaricum), Lodhra ( Symplocos racemosa), Samanga (otherwise called Lajjalu, i. e., Mimosa pudica), Kamala (lotus), and Utpala ( Nympkcea stellata) ; 82

Utpala (. Nympkcea stellata), the flowers of Dhataki ( Wood/ordia fieribunda), and the bark of Dadima {Punica granatum), Nfigara (dry ginger) ;

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Katphala (Myrica sapidd , Nagara (dry ginger', Paths ( Cissampelos hernandifolid), the seeds of Jambu ( Eugenia j ambolana) the seeds of Amra {Mangifera Indica ), and DuralabhSL ( Hedysarunt Alhdgi) ; 83

These are six groups of drugs. ‘Peyas’ (cooling drinks) should be made with each of these, adding honey and water in which (fitapa) rice has been washed.

These drinks, the ingredients of which have been laid down ih each half-verse, are alleviative of bile-born diarrhoea. ®4

Unto those who (having taken .these drinks) have digested them', old (boiled) ‘£ali’ rice of the red variety, with such meat-juices as are constipative and as are prepared with ingredients that may be suit¬ able to the patients, is regarded as beneficial diet. 8S

Of one whose digestive fire has been enkindled (in the above vvay),' bile-born diarrhoea is soon alleviated by administration of goat’s milk which increases also the patient’s strength and improves his complexion. 86

If the bile-born diarrhoea does not continue, of one who is afflicted with many supervening ailments, whose digestive fire has been enkindled, and whose strength remains undiminished (or, has been in¬ creased), he should then be purged by administering milk unto him. 87

[Gangadhara explains this verse differently. He takes the words ‘na tishthati’ in the sense of ‘gatinivrittimân na bhavati,’ i. e., ‘if its course is not stopped.’ It is difficult to understand how the words ffia tishthati,’ which evidently mean ‘does not remain or continue,’ can be so construed. Then, again, purging by means of milk when diarrhoea continues, can hardly be a safe treatment. On the other hand, if the verse be taken to mean that if diarrhoea does not remain or continue, — that is, if it ceases, (while all the supervening ailments are not conquered), then the patient should be purged. The Bengali translators have followed Gangadhara. Besides milk, the other pur¬ gatives that may be administered are laid down in the following verses.]

The decoction of the fruits of Pala?a ( Butea frondosa ), mixed with milk, forms a purgative which the patient may take.

. He.should then tak.e, as an after-drink, lukewarm milk (unmixed with anything), the measure depending upon his strength. 88 ...

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When,. by this means, the (constipated), stools are evacuated, the diarrhoea ceases.

t)r, another corrective (purgative) composed of the decoction of TrayamanS ( Ficus heterophylla ), mixed with milk, may be adminis¬ tered after the manner of the decoction of Palaja ( Butea frondosa). s9

[What is stated here is that the decoction of ‘TrayamanS’ shoulcj be taken in the same way as that of ‘Palsga’ ; i. e., it should be mixed vvith milk, and then milk should be taken as after-drink.]

If after the last adherent stools have been purged (by the above means).

*£ul a’ . pains appear, oily enemata should soon be administered unto the patient whose faults have already been expelled. 9°

[We follow Gangadhara in rendering this verse. He reads ‘hriyamanfiyam’ .instead of ‘kriyamanayam.’ Then again, he takes ‘sfimsargySm’ as implying ‘ceshamalasamsarga,’ that is, the last adherent stools.

The Calcutta and the Bombay editions read ‘kriyamanayam.’ According to the Bengali translators, the verse means — ‘If ‘£ula* pains follow the treatment by ‘samsarga,’ that is, the administration of cooling draughts or gruels such as ‘peya,’ ‘vilepi,’ &c., oily enemeta should be administered for curing such pains.]

The oily enemeta to be administered consists of £atapusbpa (dilj seed — Pucedanum Sozva\ and Vari (otherwise called £atavari, i. e., Asparagus racetnosus), boiled with, milk and liquorice, and ghee , and oil (of sesame) the measure of which should be one-fourth of .ghee, and also raw fruits of Vihva {AEgle marmelos ). 9*

[All the ingredients are boiled together.]